EYE ON MIAMI: A special place in hell for this lady ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: A special place in hell for this lady ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: The 10 Top Re-uses for Parrot Jungle? ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: The 10 Top Re-uses for Parrot Jungle? ... by gimleteye

Eye on Miami (EOM) is seeking suggestions for how to best reuse Jungle Island.  Go to the blog and add your own suggestions with the other readers. EOM states that the winner will be pulled from a hat at an upcoming joint meeting of the City and County Commissions.

This tongue in cheek blog post is generated out of the latest in the Jungle Island saga.  Read the latest article in the Miami Herald: Cash-strapped Jungle Island falls short in bid for expansion on Miami’s Watson Island, by Kathleen McGrory. 

It is reported that the Jungle Island and Miami city officials have not been able to reach a deal on a proposed expansion of the park. Jungle Island says it will reconsider its plans and do its best to make a $2 million payment on a federal loan due in August.

 “Jungle Island has made the decision to put its expansion plans on hold and reconsider our options for the future at this time,” park officials wrote in a statement.

Commission Vice Chairman Marc Sarnoff said the aviary attraction is simply reading the tea leaves.

“They see there is no stomach for any further concessions,” he said.

In the statement, Jungle Island officials said they plan to “meet obligations,” the most pressing of which is the $2 million payment on a federal loan due in August.

The iconic zoological park and banquet hall has been bleeding money since its 1997 move from Pinecrest to Watson Island, and has failed to follow through on a number of promises to city officials. All told, Jungle Island owes more than $26 million to the city and county, which have made most of the payments on the federal loan. The city also loaned the business $800,000 to help it pay back taxes in 2009.

In addition, the park has not been able to pay rent on its city-owned property in more than three years.

It is time for you, the reader and taxpayer, to have your say.  Have at it.

EYE ON MIAMI: Burythelines.com : check it out ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: Burythelines.com : check it out ... by gimleteye

  

health...safety...environment...economic effects...

Tell FPL they should do what is best for the residents and businesses of Miami-Dade County and bury the lines. We are already paying for them every month on our power bill; we shouldn’t have to pay for them with the health of our children and families, and the economy our community.

The Better Energy Alliance (BEA) is a Miami-Dade-based, 501(c)4 organization dedicated to the belief that any new power transmission lines to be run through the county, whether through a commercial or residential route, should be undergrounded for the safety and economic security of the residents of our community.

EYE ON MIAMI: Against: mortgage reduction ... by gimleteye

EYE ON MIAMI: Against: mortgage reduction ... by gimleteye:

I agree with Gimleteye.  Click on the EYE ON MIAMI link above to read his entire article:

There are not enough four-letter words in the English language to express how I feel about "mortgage reduction".

Why should I bear the cost of others' mistakes? To keep the economy from sinking into a depression. Then why shouldn't renters, college students living at home who are old enough to vote or serve in the military, why shouldn't Americans who scrimped, saved and sacrificed to make their monthly mortgage payments be given the same deal as someone who would benefit from a reduced mortgage? Free money for a free market.

Gimleteye's comments should be viewed as a call to arms in a brewing storm in regards to where can the credit/housing industry and their unwitting accomplices, both the credit frenzied and the outright mortgage frauds, pin this financial mess.  

My family has always lived very conservatively in regards to credit, possibly too conservatively. We never enjoyed the (for the time being) many perks and toys that the no verification loans provided. Of course, we are presently rewarded by being relatively well positioned in this present economy.  Unless, of course, we suddenly have to tread water while having "mortgage reduction" for others firmly placed about our ankles.  

I recognize that there are those who did not create the downturn they they find themselves in, but everyone has always known about the risks. Those who acted in a fiscally conservative manner have better weathered the storm. We all make our own decisions and it should remain that way in a free market economy,  We should not be punished by having other make us the guarantors on bad loans.  That would be rewarding fiscally risky behavior.

In other words, can I now go out and overbuy, go up side down and now be subsidized by those who did not? Why I should I not also be considered for a "mortgage reduction"?

Read Eye On Miami recent post - I Can't Express How I Feel With Words. By Geniusofdespair

Eye On Miami post of Saturday, May 7, 2011, provides insight from the environmentalist's view of the actions of the Florida Legislature for this 2011 session.  

"I have no words right now on the bloodbath in Tallahassee because I am so sad...and angry. If you need words...see what Gimleteye wrote below and read the Miami Herald's article Environmentalists are furious with Florida lawmakers for approving measures that would end decades of growth-management laws."

CLICK HERE to view the full Eye On Miami posting.

Read this post and then the Miami Herald article included by link, then contemplate the gutting of rational growth management laws as you enjoy your commute workday and weekend rush hours or over your next glass of tap water.